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Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881
Mesquite, TX
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Dallas Regional Medical Center’s median price of $3.4k is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 46% of the 2,108 hospitals reporting CPT 29881. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 21 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,468 | $1,468 | $1,468 – $1,468 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial options ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,688 | $1,688 | $1,688 – $1,688 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 – $1,900 |
| 4 | Aetna coventry workers compensation case rate · outpatient | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 – $1,900 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield triwest - bcbs fee schedule · outpatient | $3,173 | $3,173 | $3,173 – $3,173 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 8 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 9 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring mmp dual eligible fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 10 | Tricare tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 12 | WellCare superior health plan medicare advantage/mmp dual eligible fee schedule · outpatient | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare advantage ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,369 | $3,369 | $3,369 – $3,369 |
| 14 | Molina molina medicare advantage mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $3,434 | $3,434 | $3,434 – $3,434 |
| 15 | MultiPlan multiplan medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $3,434 | $3,434 | $3,434 – $3,434 |
| 16 | WellCare superior commercial exchange epo hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4,252 | $4,252 | $4,252 – $4,252 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs blue advantage (07-01-2023 to 12-31-2026) case rate · outpatient | $4,599 | $4,599 | $4,599 – $4,599 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $4,906 | $4,906 | $4,906 – $4,906 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo/blue essentials (05-01-2023 to 12-31-2026) case rate · outpatient | $5,557 | $5,557 | $5,557 – $5,557 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo/pos (05-01-2023 to 12-31-2026) case rate · outpatient | $6,159 | $6,159 | $6,159 – $6,159 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional (05-01-2023 to 12-31-2026) case rate · outpatient | $6,159 | $6,159 | $6,159 – $6,159 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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